Knockroe (Irish derived place name ''Cnoc Rua'', meaning ‘The Red Hill’) is a

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

in the

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Kinawley Kinawley or Kinawly () is a small village, townland (of 187 acres) and civil parish straddling County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. The village and townland are both in the civil parish of Kinawley (founded b ...

, barony of

Tullyhaw Tullyhaw (, which means 'the Territory of Eochaidh', an ancestor of the McGoverns, who lived ) is a Barony in County Cavan in Ireland. The area has been in constant occupation since pre-4000 BC. Located in the northwest of the county, it h ...

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Geography

Knockroe is bounded on the north by Gubnafarna townland, on the west by Binkeeragh, Sralahan (Kinawley) and Tullydermot townlands and on the east by

Drumcask Drumcask (Irish derived place name ''Droim Cásca'', meaning the ‘Ridge of Easter’) is a townland in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is close to the s ...

and

Knockranny Knockranny (Irish derived place name, ''Cnoc Raithní'', meaning ‘The Hill of the Ferns’) is a townland in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Geography K ...

townlands. Its chief geographical features are the River Cladagh (Swanlinbar), mountain streams, forestry plantations, dug wells and a gravel pit. Knockroe is traversed by the L1019 local road, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 229 statute acres.

History

The 1821 Census of Ireland spells the name as ''Nockroa'' and ''Knockrea'' and states- ''Knockrea contains 16 acres of arable land & 84 acres of bog & mountain''. The 1834 Tithe Applotment Books spell the name as ''Knockrow''. The Knockroe Valuation Office Field books are available for 1838.

Griffith's Valuation Griffith's Valuation was a boundary and land valuation survey of Ireland completed in 1868. Griffith's background Richard John Griffith started to value land in Scotland, where he spent two years in 1806–1807 valuing terrain through the examin ...

lists ten landholders in the townland. The landlords of Knockroe in the 19th century were the Hassard Estate and the Crofton Estate. The National Library of Ireland holds rentals of the Crofton estate from 1769 to 1814, MS Numbers 20,783 and 4530. The last eviction was c.1878.

Census

In the 1821 Census of Ireland, there were nine families in the townland. In the

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, there were five families listed in the townland. In the

1911 census of Ireland The 1911 census of Ireland was the last census that covered the whole island of Ireland and of the 26 counties that form the Republic of Ireland. Censuses were taken at ten-year intervals from 1821 onwards, but the 1921 census was cancelled due ...

, there were five families listed in the townland.

Antiquities

# Knockroe 19th century Hedge-School. Mrs McGoldrick was the teacher. # Stone bridges over the river. # Stepping-stones over the river. # A foot-bridge over the river.

References

External links

The IreAtlasTownland Data Base
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